Watch protector



Apr. 3, 1923.

M. M. GETO WATCH PROTECTOR Filed Aug. 9

WIT/VESSES A TOHNEYS Patented Apr. 3, 1923.

i narran stares MAX M. euro, or BROOKLYN, new roar:

RATION, OF NEVI YORK,

, ASSIGNOR TO WATCH PROTECTOR CORPO- N. Y., A CORPORATXON OF NEW' YORK.

WATCH PROTECTOR.

Application filed August 9, 1921.

To @ZZ alg/tom t may concor/aff Be it known that FMAX M. GETO, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough ofBrooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved lVatch Protector', of which the following is a full,clear, and eXact description. n This invention relates to a watchprotector, and has for an object the provision of a simple, eliicient,economically manufactured device whereby t-he improper removal a watchfrom a persfons pocket is made impossible without the owner of the watchbeing made aware of this attempt.

Another object resides in the provision of means whereby the slightestattempt to remove the watch will instantly cause the engagement ot theprotector with the pocket, `whereby the watch cannot be removedtherefrom.

A i'urthcr object resides in the pro-vision of means which acts toachieve the abovementioned objects and which, at the same time,excepting when operated in a particular way, appears merely to be a neatand artistic ornament or charm used in connection with the watch andchain.

A still further object resides in the particular construction andarrangement of parts which are hereinafter described and claimed andshown in the accompanying drawings.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of whichH Figure 1 is avertical transverse section taken through a pocket showing the watch andthe protector in the pocket with the protector in the inoperativeposition;,

Figure 2 is a similar section showing the protector in the operatingposition;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section taken through the protectorwhen the parte are in their normal position;

Figure et is a similar section showing the parts in their operativeposition; and

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 0f Figure 4.

Y This invention, as shown in the drawings, which* indicate thepreferred form, is adapted to be used for the protection of a, wat-ch,such as 1, when it is inserted within a watch pocket 2 which has walls,such as 3 and 4, lying closely adjacent the watch. The watch is providedwith the usual pivoted ring 5 to which a small link 6 is con- Seral No.490,931.

nected. This linlr is adapted to extend into the lower end of a casing 7and to embrace a bar 8 thereof, whereby the casing is con* nected at itslower end to the watch 1. This rsi may br: ci :my suitable material andis shown shaped somewhat cylindrical and to some extent simulating anacorn. This casing is hollow and the upper edges thereof are flared outas at 9. A cap 10 of any suitable material is provided with an outwardlyprojecting flange portion 11 which can be spun over the upper edge ofthe casizig 'l'. :hif-z cap if.:v provided with a central aperture 12through which a pin or stub shaft 13 extends. This shaft at its upperend is provided with an aperture 14 through which a linlr 15 oi a watchchain 17 extends. lower end, is provided with an outwardly extendingilzznfre portion .151 between which and the inner tace et the cap 10 acoil spring 19 is disposed, which spring tends normally to hold the'shaft well within the casing 7, as indicated in Fig. 8.

Disposed in the cap 10, and preferably at intervals around the peripherythereof, are a plurality ot apertures 20. Through these apertures aplurality ot sharp-pointed spears or garment-engaging means 21 areadapted to extend, as shown in Fig. L1. The lower ends ot these spears21 are each curved to lie in a slot 22 in the lower en d of the stubshaft 18 and to be loosely restrained therein bjr a coiled ring 23.

The spring 19 extends from the inner face of the cap 10 and along thestub shaft 13. The lower end of the spring bears against portions ot thespears 21 and thereby tends to force them outwardly at all times. Theupturned lip portions 24 on the bottom orp the' casing oppose the actionof the spring when the stub shaft is in the normal position.

However', when an attempt is made to pull or move the chain 17 withrespect to the watch 1, the stub shaft 13 is moved. The movement of thestub shaft causes the spears 21 to be pulled out of the cap 1() throughthe apertures 20, and when they are pulled out they extend upwardly fromthe protector casing and almost immediately engage either one of thewalls of the pocket in which the watch is closely confined. It is to beobserved that any suitahle number of spears may be provided and. can beconnected to This stub shaft or pin 13, at its lll@ awhich would causethe'spears to he pulled out to engage with the garment fabric.

lt will he ohr-served, therefore, that l have provided. a simple,eliic1ent m an ufactured device whereby it absolutely iinpossil'ile tosuicessiiully withdraw a watch :from a pocket by pulling` on theordinary watch chain, hut that in order to get the `watch out the handsor fingers must be linserted within the pocket to grip the protectorcasing'. In substantially all cases, if this were done hy 'attentiono-'li the person 'owning the watch would he attracted.

cWhatrI claim is:

A watch `protector which includes a casing having; a cover withapertures therein7 a stub shaft slidahle in. said casing, a spring`=within `the casing engaging the stuh sha-it7 said spring' beingexpansihle to hold the stub shaft retracted within the casing, thelower* end of the stub shaft being' provided with a plurality oflongitudinal slots, a flange on' economically an improper person theVthe end of the stub shaft, a plurality of spears located in said slots,and a flexible ring` surrounding the end of the stub shaft and the endsoit the spears to hold them in said slots.

2. A watch protector which includes a casing having a cover withapertures therein, a stub shaft slidable in said cas-ing, aneX- pansihlespring` within said casing and engagging with the stub shaft to hold itretracted therewithin, the lower end of the stub shalft being providedwith a pluralitj)T oi longitudinal slots, a flange on the end of thestuh sha'ii't, a plurality of spears located in said slots, and aflexible ring surround- `mp; the end o'lB the stub shaft and the ends ofthe spears tohold them in the slots, said spring being; disposed aroundthe shaft loetween the cover and hearing at one end against the spearsand tending to move the spears away from the stub shaft.

3. A watch protector which includes -a casing,Y having` a cover withapertures therein7 a slidable stub shaft' extending` into Said cas ingIand having a slotted flanged head on the lower end thereof7 a pluralityof spears disposedin said slots and pivotally connected to the stuloshaft, and an expansihle spring disposed around the stub shaft, one endof 'the spring bearing against the cover and the other end of thespring` bearing against the spears and tending to force them outwardaway from the stub sha-ft.

MAX M. erro,

